calado
Portuguese, noun/kaˈla.du/
calado is spelled C-A-L-A-D-O (6 letters) and appears 8.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,020th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calado is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “draft, draught” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of calar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o corte que se faz num fruto ou em outro objeto”.
What does calado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
silent, quiet
- 2
discreet
noun
- 1
masculinedraft, draught
verb
- 1
past participle of calar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. silencioso 2. tácito 3. que é de segredo 4. diz-se do equipamento que está fixo na posição onde serão feitas as marcações
noun: 1. o corte que se faz num fruto ou em outro objeto 2. cala 3. profundidade da água, parte submergida da embarcação
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of calado
- calada feminine
- calados masculine plural
- caladas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calado?
- Brazil /kaˈla.du/
- Portugal /kɐˈla.du/
- Portugal [kɐˈla.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to calado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is calado in Portuguese?
calado appears 8.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).